DESCRIBING MAPS ( COMPARING THE PAST AND PRESENT)

( THEORY)

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Topic Từ vựng Nghĩa Ví dụ

to make something by Several tourist attractions (
Build (v) putting bricks or other tourist facilities) were
materials together built by the river.
to build something or put A new research centre was
Construct
(Xây together different parts to constructed right in the city
(v)
dựng) form something whole centre.
Nhà cửa It is prohibited to erect an
entertainment complex in
to build a building, wall,
Erect (v) this area,
or other structure

To keep our environment

to put a plant into the clean, more trees need to
Plant (v) ground or into a container be planted. garden
of soil so that it will grow

Cây cối
Plant growth is
If a plant grows in a challenging in the
Grow (v) particular place, it exists cold.wall
and develops there

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Topic Từ vựng Nghĩa Ví dụ

(Phá Destroy (v) to damage something so During the war, bombs

 largely destroyed the city's
badly that it cannot be used
historic core.
to completely destroy a
Many homes were
Demolish building, especially in order
demolished to make room for
hủy) (v) to use the land for
the supermarket.
Nhà cửa something else
The existing train station will
to destroy and remove a
Knock be knocked down and
building, wall, or other
down (v) replaced with a new library
structure
by the city.
Chặt cause something to fall by To build a new environment
Cut down
cây, phá cutting it through at the complex an entire park’s
(v)
rừng base worth of trees was cut down.
A severe snowstorm
Devastate
Một số destroy or ruin (something) completely devastated large
(v)
từ vựng portions of the city.
khác Disappear Every year, we saw our
to no longer exist
(v) natural resources disappear.

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Từ
Nghĩa Ví dụ
vựng
to add to something
Extend in order to make it We have our bedroom extended
bigger or longer
to become, or to The council has planned
Widen make something to widen the shopping mall in our
greater in width village
Enlarge to become bigger or They have enlarged the bridge in
 to make something order to accommodate the
bigger overflow of the traffic
to become wider, or
The bridge are being broadened to
Broaden to cause something
speed up the flow of traffic
to become wider

WIDEN ; DIMENSIONS ( LAM RONG RA)

BROADEN; KNOWLEDGE, HOZIRONTAL

ENLARGE= EXPANSION=EXTENSION: MAKE GREATER IN

SIZE OR CAPACITY (PHONG TO LEN)

Vocabulary For IELTS Map miêu tả sự “thu hẹp”

Từ vựng Nghĩa Ví dụ
Narrow to become less wide or to The bridge narrows after the
(v) make something less wide park
to become or to make
Reduce (in something become smaller in The road has been reduced in
size) (v) size, amount, degree, size
importance, etc
to become smaller, or to The new school shrank by
Shrink (v)
make something smaller nearly a half in 2010
The upcoming entertainment
Dwindle to become smaller in size or
center dwindle to tenth of the
(v) amount, or fewer in number
average size

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Từ vựng Nghĩa Ví dụ

o Noun: the act of becoming The house has undergone

Change (n)
different, or the result of several changes
 something becoming
different
o Verb: to make or become
different

The layout of the school has

Adjustment (n) a small change
undergone some adjustments.
the process in which someone or Following an advanced
Development (n) something grows or changes and development, the island
becomes more advanced attracted visitors.
a change to something, usually to The speech will be flawless
Modification (n)
improve it with a few modification.
a complete change in the
appearance or character of
Transformation My village has experienced a
something or someone, especially
(n) significant transformation
so that that thing or person is
improved

Vocabulary For IELTS Map miêu tả sự “không đổi”

Từ vựng Ví dụ
Remain/ Stay Looking at the map on the left side, the
unchanged school remained unchanged
Experience no Looking at the map on the left, the bridge experience
change no changes.
Still there Everything is still there except for the bridge
Still exist Everything still exist till 2020 except for the bridge
which was soon demolished

Except for the bridge which was quickly removed,

 everything still exists.

Từ vựng miêu tả phương hướng

Từ vựng Ví dụ

The bridge is to the left/ the West/ the

to the West/ the left/ left hand-side of the road
the left-hand side (Cây cầu nằm ở phía bên trái của mặt
đường)
 The park is facing the road/ The park
is in front of the road
face/ in front of
(Công viên đối diện với con đường)

The museum is in close proximity/

In close proximity to/ close to the public library
close to
(Bảo tàng nằm ở gần thư viện)

The museum a long distance away/ far

A long distance away from the public library
away/ far away from
(Bảo tàng nằm ở xa với thư viện)

The museum is surrounded by a large

park.
Surround
(Bảo tàng được bao quanh bởi công
viên lớn)

The museum is at right angles to a

large park.
At right angles to
(Bảo tàng nằm vuông góc với công
viên lớn)

The museum is parallel to a large

park.
Parallel to
(Bảo tàng nằm song song với công
viên lớn)
 The coffee shop is between a shopping
center and a museum
Between
(Quán cà phê nằm ở giữa trung tâm
mua sắm và viện bảo tàng)